Senior Manager, Strategic Planning

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Singapore is seeking a dynamic strategic planner to develop transformational strategies for the digital economy. The successful candidate will engage with various stakeholders to identify opportunities, assess technological trends, and implement actionable plans. Candidates with at least 5 years of relevant experience, particularly within the public sector, will thrive in this fast-paced role that values critical thinking and clear communication.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in strategic planning work.
• Experience in a public sector organization is a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop digital economy strategies to match emerging tech developments.
• Lead analysis of opportunities for digital economy strategies.
• Conduct research and synthesize data on technology trends.

Skills

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Research analysis

Collaboration

Job description

What the role is

We’re looking for someone dynamic and forward-thinking for IMDA’s Strategic Planning (SP) team. This is your chance to transform Singapore into a global digital & AI hub, especially in a time of accelerating technological developments. As the central strategy team, you will develop transformational strategies for Singapore’s digital economy, guiding the rest of IMDA’s work in developing and implementing the infrastructure, policy, governance and sectoral plans for digitalisation and AI across sectors in Singapore.

This includes engaging and collaborating with various IMDA divisions, other government agencies, and industry players, to understand and analyse technology and industry developments, identify opportunities and incubate ideas, assess policy and governance issues relating to the digital economy, and develop strategies and plans. We would like to invite an independent and self-motivated individual with keen interest in contributing to the growth of Singapore’s digital economy.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities

• Develop our digital economy strategies to keep pace with emerging tech developments such as AI.
• Develop mid to long-term goals and strategic objectives for IMDA and the economy digitalisation & AI plans, guide the planning process to translate strategies into actionable workplans across IMDA divisions.
• Lead cross-division reviews/analysis of greenfield opportunities and ideas for Digital Economy, including development of strategies, plans and programmes in these new areas.
• Conduct research, sense making and forecasting of trends relevant to the infocomm and media landscape by synthesising research and data from multiple sources. This includes identifying and evaluating technology, market and regulatory trends and opportunities for Singapore.
• Work with internal divisions and relevant government/public agencies on matters relating to digital economy, technology trends and developments, including carrying out economic, statistical and/or policy assessments to facilitate evidence-based policy and strategy formulation and decision-making.
• Secure and manage strategic resources to enable the implementation of our strategies
• Track and monitor performance and outcomes of IMDA-wide programmes, and recommend pivots where relevant.

What we are looking for

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant experience in strategic planning work.
• Prior experience in a public sector organisation would be advantageous.
• Prior experience in tabling proposals and communicating with senior stakeholders (e.g. senior management, Political Office Holders) would be advantageous.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to prepare analysis, assessments and presentation in a clear and concise manner.
• Possess excellent critical thinking and good judgement.
• You should enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, including tight deadlines, and be able to work independently as well as in a team/cross-team setting